Nocturnal Lies

’There’s so much blood... it’s everywhere... you’ve got to help me...’Why was Eric Latimer in a hotel room in Kensington? Where did the escort come from? And more to the point - who killed her?London’s nightlife has a dark and deadly side and it seems that high-class call girls are in danger from a ruthless killer. Or are things not quite as they seem?Eric’s frantic phone call to Sasha in the early hours of the morning prompts her to rush back to London to his aid, leaving Parva Crossing and some unfinished personal business behind.All the evidence points to Eric having killed the woman, identified as a high-class escort, but he swears that he is innocent. What really happened at Bar Simone in Soho, the night Eric and his friends drank themselves into oblivion? Why do so many of his friends have alibis for each other? And who is the man that street prostitutes are calling The Cutter?The next murder, in Soho, leaves the media and public in no doubt that there is a serial killer on the loose - one blogger has even given him a name - The Street Cleaner.As Sasha delves deeper into the murders, she discovers puzzling similarities between the first escort’s murder and other cases, but the police aren’t convinced and her investigation is being hampered by factors beyond her control.Battling personal problems and chaos in her life, she turns to her friend Zoe for help and refuge, but Zoe is concerned at just how far Sasha might be prepared to go to prove Eric’s innocence.Has the killer come up with the perfect plan to get away with murder? Or can Sasha find her way through the smoke and mirrors to get to the truth... and save the man she once planned to marry?Nocturnal Lies is a gripping British crime novel packed with murder, mystery, twists and turns. The page-turning suspense builds in a tension-fuelled race against time through the streets of Soho to catch a serial killer, as undercover exploits end in more than one devastating outcome. What had Sasha missed in her investigation? It had been right there all the time... but it took her friend to speak to her from beyond the grave to show her the shocking truth about the murders... and to set her on a frantic scramble to try to catch the serial killer in the act and prevent another murder...Nocturnal Lies is the fourth book in the Sasha Blue Mystery Series. Although each book may be read as a standalone there are ongoing connections between the stories which make them more enjoyable when read as a series.